Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2015
Mauritania
3.4%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
60th
Mauritania rank
58th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 58th of 140 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 8.1% 17.4% 9.3% Mauritania
2000s 6.5% 10.4% 3.9% Mauritania
2010s 3.8% 4.6% 0.9% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 58th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.